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Speaking of caves, I'm considering replacing the 30+ year old metal shed in the back yard with a bike shed (which is a baaaaaaad term to search for on the internet), and was wondering if anyone has dealt with any local custom shed builders? I have not the handiness nor the time to build my own, and would be interested in any input other folks might have. I am at S-1 until said shed gets replaced.

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Moved a few months ago and have also added some n+1. It's a condo without a yard, just a small outdoor patio.
So here's how it looks right now in the main living area:

There's also a small closet outside off the patio, where I keep the accessories and tools and stuff. It's neither long enough nor wide enough for a bike, they only fit diagonally.
I was storing the blue bike there, but have now moved it inside with the others. Of course, that means there is room for another if necessary.

Last edited by Steve O; 07-09-2019 at 09:30 AM.
Reason: Credit to CBGAnimal for rack assembly

A recreation of Orville and Wilber Wright’s workbench from their bike shop (circa late 1890s) found in the Air and Space Museum on the National Mall. Note the cross cut saws for making wooden wheel hoops. Amazing how not a whole lot has changed in the basic design of the bicycle other than materials used to build it!:-0

Amazing how not a whole lot has changed in the basic design of the bicycle other than materials used to build it!:-0

It doesn't seem possible to improve on the diamond frame if you're building a bike out of tubes. That said, it also seems to be the case that UCI slammed the brakes on advancing the state of the art by using carbon fiber to build non-diamond-frame bikes so it's hard to say how things would look without 30 years of purely political promotion of the diamond frame.

It doesn't seem possible to improve on the diamond frame if you're building a bike out of tubes. That said, it also seems to be the case that UCI slammed the brakes on advancing the state of the art by using carbon fiber to build non-diamond-frame bikes so it's hard to say how things would look without 30 years of purely political promotion of the diamond frame.